Great Cricket Matches 1772-1800

KENT v ENGLAND Played at Star Inn, Coxheath, July 29, 30, 31, 1788. England won by an innings and 74 runs. KENT 1 S.Amherst c Louch 8 b Walker 28 2 R.Hosmer c Louch 10 b Harris 2 3 R.Clifford c Louch 10 b Harris 2 4 J.Aylward c Louch 11 c Fennex 0 5 J.Ring c J.Small, sen 1 b Harris 16 6 J.Boorman b Purchase 0 c Louch 0 7 W.Bullen not out 1 not out 3 8 W.Brazier b Purchase 7 b Harris 0 9 F.Booker run out 8 c Hunt 17 10 Small c Annett 1 c Annett 1 11 Nicholson b Harris 0 c Louch 2 Byes 4 —— —— 61 71 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-61 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-71 ENGLAND 1 T.Walker c Small 31 2 G.Louch b Boorman 10 3 J.Small, sen c Aylward 27 4 J.Small, jun b Clifford 11 5 D.Harris b Clifford 13 6 R.Purchase c Boorman 44 7 T.Taylor b Bullen 8 8 W.Fennex c Small 14 9 N.Mann not out 39 10 Hunt c Aylward 7 11 Annett b Bullen 2 Byes —— 206 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-206 England Bowling O M R W O M R W Harris 1 4 Purchase 2 Walker 1 Kent Bowling O M R W Clifford 2 Bullen 2 Boorman 1 Umpires: Close of Play: 1st day: ; 2nd day: . John Small, sen’s son Eli has been suggested as a candidate for ‘Small’ in the Kent team, but there is no evidence for this. (Variant) KCM gives the dates as 22-24 July, presumably because the newspaper that carries the match report is dated 29 July. But the newspaper is dated by the first day of the period it covers, not the date of publication; moreover, 22-24 July would create a clash with the previous match. 29-31 July must be correct. 119